GOP govs join Trump pledge designed to shield ratepayers from data center costs

By: Amelia Twyman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 977

Last Updated: 22 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the addition of Republican governors, legislators, utility services and tech companies into his voluntary pledge aimed at keeping data center construction and operation costs off the shoulders of American consumers.

The Ratepayer Protection Pledge, first signed by the president in March, requires companies that build and use data centers to pay for any new infrastructure upgrades and generation resources that serve them.

Tech giants Google, Microsoft, …

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